Monthly Archives: August 2012

Republican Congressional Candidate, and former US Senate candidate for a short time, Joe Carvin has put out his first TV ad which the campaign says will be airing on stations in Westchester and Rockland counties. It starts off by attacking incumbent Democrat Nita Lowey by tying her to the down economy and high unemployment. “Washington… More »

President Obama’s campaign on Friday promised to stop attacking Mitt Romney about his taxes if Romney agreed to release five years’ worth of tax returns, instead of the two years he has already made public. Our Philip Caulfield reports: In a letter to … More »

Two days after state banking regulators reached a $340 million settlement with a major British bank, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is out with an op-ed in the New York Post today, making the case for strong government regulation of the financial markets. The subject matter is a bit dense, but Cuomo essentially holds up the Standard […] More »

School districts will pay 6.5 percent more for teacher pensions next year, marking the third consecutive year they will have a higher retirement tab, Gannett’s Albany Bureau reported today. And bigger bills are expected in 2014. The state Teachers’ Retirement System decided last month to increase employers’ contribution rates from 11.11 percent to 11.84 percent […] More »

Good morning… NYCHA boss John Rhea admitted he runs a troubled agency, with a backlog of 338,000 maintenance orders, and announced plans to dismantle the highly-paid board. (NYDN) The presidential campaigns will have a cease-fire of political ads on … More »

Good morning! The weekend is almost upon us. Phew. It will be intermittently rainy today, but clear for Saturday and Sunday. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in New York City with no announced public schedule, but administration officials will make an announcement this morning about solar energy. Also this morning, Democrats and unions will rally around […] More »

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in New York City with no public schedule. The increasing bizarre contest between GOP Sen. Greg Ball and Democrat Justin Wagner gets even weirder when Ball “reveals” an alleged fracking-related conflict of interest on the part of his opponent. (10:30 a.m., in front of Wagner’s campaign HQ, 826 South St., Peekskill).… More »

I first blogged last week that George McDonald, founder of The Doe Fund, had changed his party reg from Democrat to Republican as he mulls a 2013 run for mayor. Tonight, as scheduled, he (and his missus, Harriet Karr-McDonald) had dinner with the chair… More »

Mayor Bloomberg today insisted the troubled New York City Housing Authority and the city put out a consulting firm’s damning report on the agency just as fast as they could — even though it was reportedly finished four months ago. Thanks to an investi… More »

Good evening… Daily News Gets Action Alert: The city will overhaul the New York City Housing Authority board, eliminating its highly paid members and bringing in unsalaried replacements. (NYDN) Only 36% of Americans surveyed in a Gallup Poll approve … More »

Read on for his statement: SCHUMER URGES FEDS TO UNLOCK PROMISED FUNDING FOR PHILIPSTOWN IN THE WAKE OF DEVASTATING FLOODING LAST FALL – CALLS ON FEMA TO DELIVER $1.2M NEEDED TO REOPEN ROADS, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ONE YEAR AFTER TROPICAL STORM IRENE In Personal Call to Top FEMA Official, Schumer Pushes FEMA to Expedite Process to […] More »

The Republicans on the Westchester County Board of Legislators put out the statement below after a lawsuit was filed yesterday by the Board of Legislators that has been approved by the Democratic majority: Republican Legislators Urge Democrats to Stop Irresponsible Lawsuits, Follow the Law The Republican members of the Westchester County Board of Legislators (BOL) […] More »

More than 850 New York food retailers have called for the Thruway Authority to roll back its proposed 45 percent toll hike on truckers. Food Industry Alliance of New York members said in a statement Thursday that upstate has become increasingly reliant on the Thruway for the delivery of goods. “With the cost of food […] More »

Here’s a cautionary tale lawmakers will likely forget all about in 10 years when the next round of redistricting comes up – unless Cuomo’s constitutional amendment on redistricting reform passes and turns out to be effective. During the Congressional primary election in June, roughly 300 Republicans in the village of Ballston Spa in Saratoga County… More »

A new law gives the ax to nearly 125 local public authorities and urban renewal and industrial development agencies that are either obsolete or inactive. Our Ken Lovett reports: Gov. Cuomo, who made streamlining government a campaign priority two years… More »

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